MCKENZIE STYLC

    A panorama can be defined as a photograph with a wide, unbroken view presenting a subject or sequence of events. A panorama can be taken on both a phone or film camera. Using a film camera is much different. For example, you must sketch and design your whole idea before taking the photo. After that you must use that design and take your pictures one at a time to create that wide, unbroken view of the scene. Finally you must print them in the dark room then tape them together to create the final panorama. Compared to using a phone where all you have to do is hold a button down and move the phone to take the picture. While taking a panorama on a phone is much easier, taking it with a film camera allows you to really think out the process and your photos which in the end is much more rewarding.

    The process behind the panorama is very different from a regular photo. Instead of just taking a full on photo with your phone you must take each photo one by one. This causes each photo to have slightly different lighting or placement if not done correctly. This means that with the dark room process each print will have to done separately and then put together at the end. For instance, once you get a good first print you must then match up the other photos to look exactly like the first print. By matching them up in contrast, lighting, filter and size will give the panorama effect once they are all put together. After you are done printing you must then tape your photographs together so they line up perfectly, then begin matting. Depending on your style you can leave space in between the photos to let the viewer fill in the spaces with their mind, or you can leave no spaces.

    This panorama is based on a little girl and her love for dancing. I chose to have the girl wear white clothes, and skirt to symbolize her innocence from the world and her dancing is a way to escape. Each picture makes the rocks look like an ongoing stage and she is doing various poses and dance moves in each photo. The girls passion is dancing and all she loves to do is dancing. She shows this in the panorama by posing in a dance position in each photo. Also she is smiling in each photo to express her happiness and love for dance.

    Throughout the whole panorama process there were many problems. For instance, when taking the photos I did not notice that there was an object that was in each photo so it did not look as much as a panorama because the object repeated in every photo. If I had the subject of the photograph in front of that object then the photo would look more panorama like and consistent. Also throughout the printing process there were many trial and errors to figure out the perfect contrast, lighting, and filter to use for each photo. After trying many times to get the perfect first print I then had to match up the other two photos which took adjusting and more trial and errors. Once I did all that the panorama turned out perfect.